Alexandr Dolgopolov will meet Pablo Carreno Busta in the last eight of the Rio Open while Juan Martin del Potro makes progress at Delray Beach.
Ukraine’s Dolgopolov overcame Horacio Zeballos 7-6 (7-4) 4-6 6-4 while Spanish fourth seed Carreno Busta beat the Domincan Republic’s Victor Estrella Burgos 6-2 4-6 6-2.
Diego Schwartzman ousted fellow Argentinian Federico Delbonis 6-4 7-6 (7-1).
Fifth seed Albert Ramos-Vinolas advanced with a 6-2 6-3 victory over Italian Fabio Fognini and the Spaniard will play Argentinian qualifier Nicolas Kicker, who defeated Arthur De Greef 6-3 6-3.
There were also wins for Casper Rudd and Thiago Monteiro.
Del Potro made it through to the quarter-finals of the Delray Beach Open as he continued his comeback from injury.
The Argentinian beat Damir Dzumhur 7-5 (7-6) 4-6 6-3 and will play American Sam Querrey, who dispatched compatriot Jared Donaldson 6-2 6-3.
Donald Young won another all-American contest against Taylor Fritz 4-6 6-3 6-4 while Belgian Steve Darcis completes the last-eight line-up after beating Nikoloz Basilashvili.
Top seed Gael Monfils set up a quarter-final clash with fellow Frenchman Richard Gasquet at the 13 Open in Marseille.
Monfils beat Ukrainian qualifier Sergiy Stakhovsky 6-1 6-4, while sixth seed Gasquet ousted Russia’s Mikhail Youzhny on Wednesday.
Second seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga set up another all-French last-eight clash against Gilles Simon with a 6-3 6-3 win against Ukraine’s Illya Marchenko.
Slovakian qualifier Norbert Gombos will play third seed Nick Kyrgios following his 7-5 3-6 7-6 (7-5) victory over Nicolas Mahut.
Unseeded Russian Daniil Medvedev meets fourth seed Lucas Pouille in the last eight after edging out Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff 6-3 3-6 7-6 (7-3).
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